AP Lit Vocabulary Words Part 1

A detail, image, or character type occurring frequently in literature; appeals universally.

A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions.

The literal meaning of a word.

A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.

The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words.

A statement with two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed.

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions.

A figure of speech, usually directly addressing an abstraction or an imaginary person.

Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing.

A concise statement expressing a general truth or idea; often rhymes or is balanced.

Reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the reader should recognize.

An overused expression.

The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.

The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.

A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced.

A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor.

The implied or associative meaning of a word.

Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines/sentences.

The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.